Panakkad Shihab Thangal Died

August 2 Tuesday:

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) chief Panakkakad Muhammadali Shihab Thangal died on August 2nd here at 8.45 PM at KPM hospital, Malappuram. Because of he did fell down in his bathroom earlier he was admitted to hospital. In the Kerala politics and for the Mus;im League ThangalHe was a leading captain.

Born in August 1 st 1936 Shihab Thangalwas the president of the Kerala state committee of the Indian Union Muslim League. Thangal was born as the eldest son of Panakkad Syed Ahmed Pookoya Thangal, who was a renowned Islamic leader of Kerala. He had his primary education at the M.M. High School, Calicut. He continued his religious education at Thalakkadathur and Kananchery Dars under Ponmala Moideen Musliar. In 1958, he left for Egypt for further studies and obtained his master's degree in Arabic literature from Al Azhar University in 1961. He continued his studies in Cairo University and pursued a Doctorate in Arabic Literature in 1966.[4] After spending about eight years in Egypt he returned home in 1966.

In 1967, Thangal married Shareefa Fathima Beevi, daughter of Syed Abdur Rahman Bafaqui Thangal, one of the founder leaders of the Muslim League.[5] After her death in 2006, he married Aysha Beevi. Thangal had two sons; Syed Basheerali Shihab Thangal and Syed Munavarali Shihab Thangal and had four younger brothers; Syed Umerali Shihab Thangal, Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal, Syed Abbasali Shihab Thangal.
Shihab Thangal was appointed as the president of the Kerala state committee of Indian Union Muslim League subsequest to his father's death in 1975. Shihab Thangal remained President until his death in 2009. He was an undisputed leader of the Muslim community in Kerala and was Qazi to hundreds of mahals in Kerala.[1]
Shihab Thangal was born as the eldest son of Panakkad Pookoya Thangal, who was a renowned Islamic leader of Kerala. He did his schooling in Calicut and subsequently went for higher studies on Islam in Tirur. In 1958, He moved on to Egypt for futher studies and obtained a higher degree from Al Azhar University in 1961. He continued his studies in Cairo University and pursued a Doctorate in Arabic Literature in 1966.

He was appointed as the president of the Kerala state committee of Indian Union Muslim League subsequest to his fathers death in 1971. He remained President until death.